Two rules changes that the NBA needs: 1. Technical foul for embellishing. In the Flopitski case, he'd get his 2 free throws and the Rockets would get 1. Also, that would count towards his 2 technicals in a game for ejection. 2. The NBA needs the authority to suspend players one game for phantom, blatant fakes based on video review after the game. This would apply to the Barrera one where he just threw his head back. The players lose a game check as well. Implement the two above and the flopping is absolutely gone.
if you are the flopper - you need to have a long hair :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: This guy does it even better than Dirk <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QzQMJ9wU_WY?fs=1&hl=ru_RU"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QzQMJ9wU_WY?fs=1&hl=ru_RU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
My favorite part of the entire performance by Nitwitski was the complete indifference shown by Luis as he watched his acrobatics. Watch the video if you didn't notice the first time. Scola, from what I understand, is one of those players guys on other teams hate to play against. Why? Because he is a master of the hidden elbow in the ribs, the bump that the refs don't see (yes, they saw this one, but it was pretty obvious). I remember Ariza, when he first came over to the Rocks, saying that he hated playing against Scola, but loved playing with him. There's more to the Argentine than might meet the eye.
Funny part about Dirk is if he just shoots the ball without trying to draw contact, he is so much better. But too often he concentrates on trying to get the defender to make contact and miss his shot. If the ref doesn't see the contact or ignores it he wastes the possession.
Flops just ruins the game. The NBA doesn't do anything about flops. This is getting ridiculous. NBA isn't as fun to watch anymore.
I doubt Dirk was trying to be satirical, but that's what it looked like. I wish more basketball players did that actually.
Reminds me of the conservation of momentum -- call it conservation of floppiness. You've got one flopper colliding with another. Because Scola chose not to flop, his intrinsic floppiness somehow transferred to Dirk and magnified his flop. Its physics.
